Second-fiddle Mac TA takes on Kfar Saba; Beitar hosts Petah Tikva

Having set the pace or being not far behind it for the past four years, Maccabi Tel Aviv finds itself in an unfamiliar situation in the Premier League this season.

With reigning champion Hapoel Beersheba seemingly steamrolling to a second straight league title, Maccabi is being forced to do the chasing. The yellow-and-blue already has a 10-point deficit to contend with, winning just one of seven matches and scoring only two goals over that stretch before defeating Hapoel Haifa 4-2 on Sunday.